Leading researchers from the next generation of robotics and soft-mechanism design, bridging bio-inspired systems, medical applications, and human–machine interaction.

• Federico Renda (Khalifa University) — Control of Soft Mechanisms
• Huichan Zhao (Tsinghua University) — Bio-Inspired Mechanisms
• Keisuke Morishima (Osaka University) — Wet Robotics, Insect Muscle, Bio-Actuators, Biofuel Cells